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Follow these steps to create the ISO stress package, and then save the PCFs from the ISO drawings so that the piping stress data can be imported by CAESAR II. See the Isogen Isometric Drawings Help for information on working with isometric drawings.

Create the ISO Stress Package:

  1. Click Task > Common.

  2. Click Tools > Drawing Console to open the Drawing Console window.

  3. Right-click the root node (the model name), and then select New.

  4. On the Add Component dialog, click Folder, and then click OK.

  5. Select the newly-created folder and type in a name.

  6. Right-click on the folder, and then select New.

  7. On the Add Component dialog, click Drawings By Query Manager, and then click OK.

  8. Rename the newly-created Drawings By Query Manager component.

    SHARED Tip It is best to store the Drawings by Query Manager component in the same location as the other components with which it works.

  9. Right-click on the new Drawings by Query Manager component, and select Setup to display the Setup dialog.

  10. Set the Filter that contains the pipes that need to have their stresses analyzed, and then set the Package to Iso Stress. In the example figure below, SulphurRecoveryArea is the filter.

  11. Click OK.

  12. Right-click on the Drawings By Query Manager component, and then select Run Query.

  13. After running the query, right-click Drawings By Query Manager component, and then select Create Drawing(s).

  14. To update the drawings so they can be opened and edited, navigate through the Console tree view, and then select only the drawings to be updated.

  15. Click Update Now. You can also right-click on the Drawings by Query Manager, and then select Update Now.

Saving the PCFs created from the ISO drawings:

  1. Right-click on Drawings By Query Manager > Save As.

  2. Select the Output Folder to contain the PCFs.

  3. In File Types/Isometric Drawings, select *.pcf as the Target File Type.

  4. Click OK.